PS Magazine Issue 059 1957 Series [59 ed.]

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You might deal yourself in on Oed 8 items if your Ordnance officer cutS the deck. It'd be a stacked deck if an oudie had to sic around with half its vehicles deadlined. while direct support was too tied up with work to make all the necessary repairs or replacements. The rule books for this game ,are the TM's for your outfit's trucks. No matter which one you look in, it'll tell how to do some jobs that direct support is supposed to handle. But the Oed 7 for the same vehicle throws out the 01' hook, and stops you from going anywhere with this dope.

(On Vehicle Parts) Seems Ijke the Oed 7-type books don't b'U along with the idea of al~«?wing using units to order spareparts for the bigger repair jobs. If they did, every outfit would bedutterin' up its stock room with a lot of parts for 3rd echelon (direct support) repair work , but no tools or printed details. Going back to the TM's para 2 in anyone of 'em says something like this: Using units can remove and ~eplace anything on up to a complete assembly -like an engine or transmis-

Published by Ib, Dep.rtment .f Ibe Anny for th' mformatiDD of Gl1lnizationai mainteoaaCI and SI,. ply IItrSODDlL Distribution is made through normal

publication channels. Within limits of availability, older issues may be obtained direct from Preventive Maintenance Agency, Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, New Jersey.

IN THIS ISSUE Care of Optical Instruments Magneto Ignition ·Systems Electronic Failure Report IDD Fonn 787) Use of Electric Tachometer Care and Use of Rope The New Joy Capping Compressor Armament

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Contributions Connie Rodd's Briefs

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PS wants your ideas and contributions, and is glad to answer ~ur questions. Just write to: Sat HaH-

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glass . . . made, 'specially ground and in One sure way to foul 'em up is to leove their cleaning to the other guy, particularly when he has de- ~.illI~~1 cided to leave the job to you.

need of special care .. That means you've got to be good to your tical instruments if they'Te..going do a job for you.

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If you have the sighting equipment pointed in the direction of 01' Sol, use a filter onhade the lens. Otherwise ... the heat of fhe sun's focused rays may soften the lens-holding cement or crack the reticles (the glass disk marked with measuring lines.) For the most part, we 've been talking about the care of optical equipment under normal conditions-some thing you don't run into aU the time .

You do have an "out" when you go in, tho. The trick is to use a box lined and covered with a continuous piece of heat conducting material, like aluminum foil. The box shoufd also have a tight fitting lid.

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There's a way of beating rust and fungi to the punch, tho ... with a drylocker. You can store optical equipment in a drylocker and know that when you're ready to use the instruments they'll be in good shape.

Drill three I-in holes 6 to 8 inches from both the top and bottom of the (obinet. DriB em on either the front or bock side - the .... front being where the door is. 6 !"8~ OK .•. now build two shelves, each with ·.1 eight I-in holes, and put 'em in the cabinet . so thtl cabinet is "cut" in thirds. The deal that turns the (obinel into a drylocker is a light bulb that you put on tbe bottom af the ,obinet. A25·wott bulb should do the trick, but you may need a bigger one in the tropits. Put 0 shield, like oluminum foil, around the bulb os protedion against Q possibttfire. •

The dryloc:ker works like so: Air (u.s through tbe hole< at tbe bottom of tbe tobinet. b is wormed os n posses tbe bulb ... ond takosthe dampne.. wnh non nul tbe hole. at tbe lop. 'Course, you don't wont to let heat bu~d up in the ,obinet',ouse n might domage tbe instruments and meb tbe I""".

If the leather has been treated with mildew-preventive leather dressing, Ord"nance will re-treat it after the washing ,

You take care of your optical instruments and carrying cases according to the area you're in. The optics and cases need special attention if you're in a dusty, damp or cold spot. The best rule is that there is no set rule in caring for the equip. ment. Do the job when it needs to be done ... over-handling and over-maintenance can do harm to these delicate items. _ _ __

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Say you've got a new Joy capping cooopr'ess.or.\!1 -~I'!'II"!IiII at your Nike site? That little bundle of JCly equipment is brand new and does very important job for you. Being new means that few people have operated it . .. and fewer have worked on it in shops. So it'll take a lot of good. preventive maintenance by you to keep the Joy compressor going. - 0 ..... You've gotta treat her like a real new baby. And that important job-putting the air charge the missile -gets done right only if you take good. care of the compressor. That doesn't mean pencil preventive maintenance-like marking off stuff on a checklist. It means a little elbow grease, time, and cieeFli~ii~J'-1 trouble.

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